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the propoani is the head of the Civil Government of Kwangtung province, where hitherto local in- dependence has been pronounced. It is impossible for the onlooker

DAY BY DAY

EVERY

ONE COMPLAINS OF THE

The P. & 0, as. Khyber from Hongkong arrived at Marseilles on 22nd November at 8 n.m.

LADY TEIGNMOUTH. tells

THINGS WOMEN DON'T

TELL MEN-AND WHY.

at this stage to know how the RADNESS OF HIS MEMORY, BUT NO alms of the Central Government | BODY OF HIS JUDGMENT.—La Roche- can be reconciled with the nemffoucauld Independenco of Chang Hauch- lang.and the Three Eastern Pro-

WHAT Women Don't Tell Mon!"marks, "Isn't it disgusting to see vinces under his control, however

Judging by some of the con- so many preity women eating, with verantions one hears nowadays, it their lips covered with that filthy it may be able to arrange for the

To-day'a Inalalment government of his now wide sphere serial story is held over until to-

might be more appropriate to say, red stuff?" our "What don't women tell men?" of influence of China Proper. But morrow owing to extreme

However, the modern frankness nerve to tell him at once that they How many of us would have the on subjecta formerly tabooed be- had lip-sticks in their handbags? so far as the territory over which | sure on our space.

tween the

sexca has not radically I am afraid there am very few Nanking control is undisputed is

altered our individual reticences, who would not weakly agree with The 2nd. Battalion of The Royal and one may still venture to gene- him, inwardly thanking their stars concerned there seems to be ne doubt that experience justifies the morning by the troopship Neuralia. of the more obvious of the reserves the same reluctance to forfeit

Scots arrived in Hongkong this ralise-with due caution-on nome had happened to

they

in

of

pres-

They are en route to Tientain from which remain. India.

II. Fentyerosa.

How Old Are You?

put

on 60

Were There Others?

They naturally are fatensely re- pugnant to hurting a man's feelings and are much more alive to what women are traditionally does so than is he under similar

it had passed unnoticed. proposed new departure and that

To begin with it must be clearly regard is largely responsible for it is within the bounda of practi-

understand that men and husbands the reticence most women prac cal politics. Will it be fenalble?. Passengers who left by the P. come into completely different ente- and has given rise to the Doubtless it will raise consider and 0, 8.8, Karmala on Saturday gorica--and the perfect wife and that they have a lower standard of Included Engr. Capt. T. E. Aitken-perfect husband into one of their truth than men. This is not so- able sentimental opposition, and head, Mr. J. S. Diek, Rev. W. T. very own to be dealt with last in they are essentially truthful, but objections based on more concrete Featherstone, and Mr. and Mrs. F. this article out of common hu- they cannot always avoid mild subt manity to the poor reader who la terfuge in unimportant things, reasons will easily occur to those

nolther, and who might be found especially where the expressed taste whose interests in the various pro-

The name of the Dairy Farm, drowned in foods of envy and bit of the man is involved. vincial centres are affected. But fee and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., terness when the extent of the loss the main thing is to gather, na is waa inadvertently omitted from was fully realised.

the let of those who contributed being done, the chief figurEA

to the success of the recent, M.C.L. the provinces into the central ma- | bridge and whist drive at Kówloon. Starting with the subjects on

which chine at Nanking and so remove | the possible effective centres of dia. turbance. If the reform were of fected, the old provincial names

DEATH

would doubtless retain something of their glamour, an the ancient ROZARIO-AL 11.30 am., November divisions of France are still more 23, 1930, at Kowloon, Reinaldo ensily remembered than any of its Adrino Rozario, aged. 22. Beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. E M.many departments, But the re- Rozarlo, of No. 5, Chatham Road. Funeral will pass the Monument duction of the big administrative the Tao and the at 5.30 thin afternoon. (Shang- divisione to hai and Blanila papers please Haien would enormously facilitate copy).

the government of the country and enable the writ of Nanking to run with something like smonth-

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, Nov. 24. 193 L

CHINA'S PROVINCIAL

GOVERNMENT.

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No such big reform could be carried through in a day. Three thinga at least would seem to be necessary. The first of these, the climination of the powerful pre- vincial feudal lords, is well un-of 262, Wanchai Rond. der way.

The second, the subor-

Two

young

men.

to do an

the

nose or a crooked tle-or soup on

One of the subjects which re-dination of the local Kuomintang Tolentino and Isidro Condro, were That's a great jump for a woraufended, never to return. Did to

on

my

A Chinese found in possession of secretive, age will always be a conditions. A man will be seized this morning ned $100, or 27 counterfeit ten-cent pieces was tender point. I fancy, though leas with the idea "he must tell her

two so now than of yore; but it still everything" and will blunder months

takes a very strong-minded ingenue Imprisonment

Mr. by

than in devastating veracity, too taken 1. Williams

Central not to pretend she is younaring with his confessions to see that Magistracy. Mr. F. X. d'Almada, seventeen--whereas the

she is ready to cry-and would nr., pleaded guilty on behalf of forties seem more alarming than much rather keep a few of her -

den of lions to the accused to possession.

average woman lusions about him. of thirty-nine, especially if she is

A woman who fa worthy the name enough not to have dis-never flourishes her former love To mark the many sporting con- covered and settled into her ap-affairs before her present admirers.

unlucky enou tests between the Police and the pointed niche in life before then. Slaters should never forget that Somersets, members of the Police

Refusal to own up, however, does theirs is a great responsibility- Club gathered together on Saturnat always protect the secret. I usually, according to their revela- day night when a presentation of myself once met at a party an elder-tion do their brothers in future a handsome silver junk was made y man who openly declared he could judge all women-and many a

a wife to the Sergeants Meas by Chief tell any woman's age by the lines has traced her husband's cynicism Detective Inspector A. N. Rey-on her neck-and promptly proceeds to its origin in the confidence of

with amazing accuracy an indiscreet sister-in-law, and rapidly increasing unpopu A girl in love-who hopes she is A Japanese named S. Shirai, larity. Luckily, this uncanny gift about to be proposed to

to-does not aged 24, employed as A clerk at a not often met with, or now frocks choose that moment to tell the Japanese Consulate, was remov.would sprout high collars and tip young man he has a smut on his ed to the Government Civil Hospels be never out of fashion. pital over the week-end. #uffer-

What Is Your Weight?

his shirt front. And I can tell a

• true tale of an incipient love scene ing from the effects of an over- dose of sleeping drug He was

Another truc yarn is that of a on a moonlit balcony, blasted for found unconsclous at his residence certain lady of title, who is a ever by an untimely attack of hic- grandmother, and also a noted cups on the part of the girl. He rider tv hounds. Having just looked so pained, that she burst Emellano cleared a five-barred gate, she over-out laughing, whereupon he rose heard a horsey stranger remark: with what was meant for much cently came before the plenary organisations to the control of the charged before Mr. Buttera, of the

dignity, and departed, bitterly of- What do you know session of the Central Excentive Government, is evidently contem- Kowloon Magistracy, this mern-of her age."

about ing, with having stowed away

sir?" she Age,

naked lever guess that her predominating Committee of the Kuomintang was plated, as we may judge from the the President Jackson, which has angrily. My indy, you are in the sensation was one of deep thank- a bold proposal sponsored, among recent speeches of Marshal arrived here from Manila. They book," was the perfectly respectful fulness at her narrow escape from and equally incontrovertible reply, accepting a man with no sense of others, by General Chan Ming-Chiang Kai-shek. The third pleaded guilty and were ned Weight is another very

$60, or que month's imprisonment topic, and woe betide the swain

delicate humour? shu and Mr. Hu Han-min, for the would be the development of an

When a man has said what in who offers to while away the time Ireland is so charmingly tormed abolition of the provincii divi efficient civil service. The Goy

at the station by weighing his the hard word and been accepted wions and the substitution for them ernment already have this matter The third annual exhibition of buxom beloved. Even if he auc-she will not tell him she was half of the old Tan, or circuit, as the in hand. The proposal now before the Hongkong University Amateur ceeds in coaxing her to stand

with anxiety in case he did not mad Photographic Club is to take place the machine she will say: "Dare usually let him know it is be-

on

it-nor, if she refuse him, does administrative unit. The suggest contemplates the reduction of from January 6 to 10. Entries close ling, don't waste your penny. She tion, however, was not immediate-the political element in the ut on December 22, and entry forms These machines are always wrong. cause he blown through his nos

and particulars can be obtained Time ly acted upon, for the conference gan of government in the resus- from Messrs. A. Sek & Co., Des used where nature fell short, was at games, or whatever it may be. was when make-up, subtly when eating, or loses his temper renched the decision that as the leitated Tav. The "committee sya-Voeux Road Central: Messrs. Sin-a jealously guarded secret. What She spares his feelings, often at issue was one involving the wholetem," legncy of the Russian in Co.; and Messrs. Mumeyn & Sano, there are many

cere Co.: Messrs. Wing On a change is here! Nevertheless, the expense of truth, and turns provincial structure, it was tunfluence, is to go, and the new officers Queen's Road Central.

men still extant him down as gently as she can. who hate it, and not necessarily old important a matter to be decided are to be directly appointed by and

men either.

Housekeeping “Expenses.”

There was a crowded attendance

Women set a very high value bastily.

After marriage a new set of As a result, it was de responsible to Nanking. Reguln. cided to refer the recommendation tions were put out during the year at the Theatre Royal on Saturday on men's good opinion, quite apart problems eriacs, but it is up to the night, when the A.D.C. gave their from sex attraction, and to destroy husband to deserve his wife's full to the Central Political Counell for the training and examination final performance of "The Middle it deliberately in a test of candour confidence. If he is stingy and which will instruct a

of District Special

can bring them-Irritable ho cannot expect to be told Magistrates, from Watch." All the principals were in which very few committee

to deliberate on the whose ranks we may suppose the fine form, and the show went with selves to pass.

a delightful sparkle

from beginning Do You Use Lipstick? whole problem of abolishing the new Intendants would be appoint-to end. At the conclusion, the committee system in Provincialed. And if we read through the players appeared before the foot- Suppose, for instance, that you in which he tells hor she looks excellent report on the finances of lights and the stage was soon lit-were lunching at the Savoy with delightful, as it seems to him it Governments. If the Central

tored with floral and other tributes a country friend up for the day. cannot have cost much, though to Political Council considers the Government which Mr. Soong sent up to the members of the cast. He looks all round, and then re-a feminine eye Parla model is obvi-

ous in every line of it. abolition advirable, then it will published earlier in the year, we seek final sanction from the Fourth and constant references to Kuomintang Congress which will efficiency of the Customs Service

and the value which it had as be held some time later in the model of the civil service

year.

itz

The proposal is of interest as

it brings int prominence whit

centralisation.

the

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With any reform in the appoint. ment or officials would have to corne, if, it were to be effective, an

has been the problem of succes-examination of the question of sive meetings of the Committee, their pay, and a clearer division the problem of Differences on this fundamental private charges on the parue of between what wore pubile and what question in the old days wrecked the oflce-holder. At present officials the harmony between the late Dr.

are expected from their remunera- Sun and Chan Kwing-ming. The tion to pay all their underlings, Kuomintang has never had use for and as their offices are bought they the latter's scheme of pdovincial de have in addition to re-couping velopment, and a loose federation themselves for their initial ex- under nlimited Contral Govern penditure also 'to find enough money ment. It has, however, so far for these, charges. Their 'pay is failed to curb the strong separa-altogether on too small a senio`to tist feelings of the provinces, and meet the charges, and legal raising the tendency of provincial Govern- of funds, with gross corruption, ments to consider themselves is inevitable. The two problemie units which rather consulted with go together. It is not possible to the Central Government than ac-eliminate corruption until pay is cepted its directions The pro-higher, and charges which üre sent la indeed the most favourable really publie should go to public time that there has bean since the funds, private remuneration being establishment of the Government fixed and free from extraneous de at Nanking to carry through a re-manda. "These are problems which form which would draw the proat too close sight might seem vinces Into the circle of direct dificult to tackle, but which the central contral, and it is signifi. history of democracies shows, to Teant that one of the sponsors of be far from impossible of solution.

ench.

"Bellove me, I always keep my husband gumaing. It doesn't pay to let them be so sure of you."

that some of the housekeeping money was lost at bridge, or the real price of the simple little frock

It is his own fault if his jealousy drives his wife into concealing from him her natural pleasure in other men's society. A man often quite enjoys getting Into a temper, and feels better after it, and does not grasp at all that what he thinks of as a "good row" la agony to a woman while it lasts, and leaves an uche that lasts some time.

nervous woman will do almost anything to avold one, and the blameless grocer little knows how often he is made the scapegoat of wives who have forgotten to order.. their lord's Brusoges or favourila cheese,

Do You Tell All?

The tactful wife often provides him with some of the spicy gossip which all men love at heart--but she carefully avoids telling him. anything that should not be rutall- ed with embellishments over short drinks at his dub,”

One most desirable accomplish- ment is to be able to laugh con- vincingly every time he tells his pet story-regardless of the fact aho, is sick to death of it, and feole she could scream when hor fnstfact proclaims he is going to tell it again.

Ja

I fondly imagined I should find great

ical to any when I reached the perfect couple, but, an the per fect husband never files into rages or complains of the bills, or repants his stories, or cuts off his

Bon

with

a shilling, or threatens, to turn his pretty daughter out of the house, It is obvious that his perfect wife; can tell him, everything, And, were such perfection humanly poss sible, what an amazingly uninterest- Ing couple they would be.